General forum question - if in wrong forum...

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General forum question - if in wrong forum...

If I see a thread in the wrong forum (such as, for example, something posted in C that is highly Windows or Linux related or a poll on what movie is better in the Tech forum), how do I report it? What about when a thread goes off topic? This is just curiousity....

On some forums that might send an Email to all of the admins/mods, which is not usually desirable, at least for not minor infractions. I'm not sure what the settings are here, though, so this may not apply.

E-mails are the worst way of alerting mods. Some may only check their E-mail once a day or even less often and if the E-mail is flagged as junk mail, it may be even less noticeable. Giving a PM to a mod/admin is a far better way since it's more instantaneous. Thanks anyway though.

If I see a thread in the wrong forum (such as, for example, something posted in C that is highly Windows or Linux related or a poll on what movie is better in the Tech forum), how do I report it? What about when a thread goes off topic? This is just curiousity....

Uh oh. I'm going to have to remember to stay on topic or ulillillia will REPORT ME.

I'm not after getting anyone in trouble nor do I intend on doing so. Posting in the wrong forum or having a thread go off topic are minor in comparison to flame wars, using bad words, or other common forum rule violations that are much more intense. A thread going off-topic or a thread in the wrong forum is about 2 on a scale of 0 to 8, quite minor. Things like flame wars (7), bad words (6), of illegal activities (8), or just completely useless messages (4) would almost certainly get flagged, not by me, but other users as well.

I'm not after getting anyone in trouble nor do I intend on doing so. Posting in the wrong forum or having a thread go off topic are minor in comparison to flame wars, using bad words, or other common forum rule violations that are much more intense. A thread going off-topic or a thread in the wrong forum is about 2 on a scale of 0 to 8, quite minor. Things like flame wars (7), bad words (6), of illegal activities (8), or just completely useless messages (4) would almost certainly get flagged, not by me, but other users as well.

[voice=Dave attributes="not necessarily anyone else"]
We tolerate quite a bit here. Usually such a thing is flagged by anyone, no one in particular, by a simple reply stating this. Mods see it and make individual judgments.

I've rarely used the flagging; but I don't know that I receive all emails that are flagged either. Laissez-faire trumps the math IMO.
[/Dave]

It has since been expanded to severity (for bugs and rule breaks), sizes, and pretty much everything else. A class 8 bug is a bug so severe it destroys or damages the computer. Class 7 bugs cause the computer to stop responding and only the reset button on the case can get you back. Class 0 is completely harmless such a small spelling error in text that is otherwise unnoticeable. The GIMP, when using the menus, causes an infinite loop that can sometimes make it impossible to do anything and using the reset button is the only way to return to normal, a class 7 bug in my system.